Next Saturday, June 20, at 12:00 PM (Rome time), sixteen Legionaries of Christ will profess their perpetual vows in a ceremony at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Philip Martyr in Rome. The event will be streamed live on our YouTube channel.

The ceremony will be presided over by Father Carlos Gutiérrez, L.C., Director General of the Congregation. It will be broadcast live on the Legion’s YouTube channel. You can watch it here.

The brothers who will cast their votes come from various countries: five from the United States, one from Venezuela, one from Chile, one from Vietnam, six from Mexico, one from South Korea, and one from Germany.

Br. Luke Michael Brezinsky, LC (U.S.A.)
Br. Felipe Chavez, LC (USA)
Br. Gianni Salvatore Colatruglio, LC (Venezuela)
Br. Daniel Alberto de Tezanos Pinto Concha, LC (Chile)
Br. John Robert Frain, LC (U.S.A.)
Br. Binh Thanh Hoang, LC (Vietnam)
Br. Luis Alejandro Huesca Cantú, LC (Mexico)
Br. Anselm Soojeong Kim, LC (South Korea)
Br. Aarón Fernán López Medina, LC (Mexico)
Br. Edgar Ramón Maldonado de la Torre, LC (Mexico)
Br. Gregory Thomas Metz, LC (U.S.A.)
Br. Alexis Ortiz Jiménez, LC (Mexico)
Br. Nils Benedikt Schäfer, LC (Germany)
Br. José Vicente Toledo Flores, LC (Mexico)
Br. Iker Trillas Díaz, LC (Mexico)
Br. Hunter Campbell Winans, LC (USA)

Perpetual vows (also known as perpetual profession) are the definitive, lifelong commitment made by a religious within their congregation or institute in the Catholic Church. According to the Constitutions of the Legionaries of Christ, those who approach perpetual profession must live a personal love for Christ, show fidelity to the Church and its doctrine, and fully embrace the spirit of the Congregation, both in their personal lives and in their apostolic activity.

Let us commend our brothers and sisters to Christ for their “yes” to the Lord.